Youngker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 76-70 heartbreaker at the hands of the Desert Edge Scorpions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (61), the Roughriders still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Youngker still got an impressive performance from Ares Chambers, who posted 26 points. Chambers is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Jeremie (JJ) Songolo, who scored 14 points.
Youngker's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Desert Edge, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
Youngker didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-36 victory against Fairfax on the 23rd. Desert Edge has also already played their next game, a 104-39 defeat against Canyon View on the 21st.
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